Traffic, Weather & Utility

Police charge man with stunting

**** HRP Media Release Police charge man with stunting ​ Halifax Regional Police have charged a man with driving in excess of 50 km/h over the posted speed limit today in Bedford. ​ At approximately 1:30 p.m. a member of the Traffic Unit observed a car travelling at a high rate of speed on Dartmouth...

Lucasville Road / Caledonia Road – Lane Drop for Water Main Work

**** Halifax Water Release Lucasville Road – Lane Drops for Infrastructure Improvements ​ (Monday, October 5, 2020) ARCP Limited, on behalf of Halifax Water, will be completing patching work on Lucasville Road related to previous infrastructure improvements. Halifax Water crews will also be replacing a water service near 819 Lucasville Road. This work will take place...

Cole Harbour Area / Lucasville Road – Water Service Interruption

**** Halifax Water Release Cole Harbour Area – Water Service Interruption & Potential Discoloured Water ​ Customers on and around Wildwood Boulevard, Cole Harbour, may experience a temporary water service interruption while crews work to repair part of our water distribution system infrastructure in that area. There is no estimate of service restoration at this time...

As of September 2021 the Canadian Vehicle Lighting Regulation will require that all new vehicles sold in Canada have one of three options

**** Transport Canada Release Using your vehicle lights to see and be seen Vehicles driven in the dark without lights, or “phantom vehicles,” are a serious safety risk. Some drivers think a lit-up dashboard means their lights are on, which may not be true. It’s also important to use proper lighting in bad weather. Transport...

Gottingen Street – Patching Work / Quinpool Road – Lane Drops for Wastewater System Maintenance / Lucasville Road – Lane Drops for Infrastructure Improvements

**** Halifax Water Release Gottingen Street – Patching Work ​ Update: Due to poor weather conditions, this work has been rescheduled for Tuesday, October 6, 2020. All other details remain the same. This evening, ARCP Limited, on behalf of Halifax Water, will be completing street patching work on Gottingen Street related to the recent water valve...

Halifax District RCMP​ investigate fatal motor vehicle collision

**** RCMP Media Release Halifax District RCMP​ investigate fatal motor vehicle collision ​ On October 3, 2020, East Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia… At 12:00 p.m. RCMP, EHS as well as Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency responded to a single vehicle collision on Crowell Road where an SUV was located on its side in the ditch. ​...

Police Respond To Motor Vehicle Collision

**** HRP Media Release Police Respond To Motor Vehicle Collision ​ At 4:55 p.m. today, October​ 3rd, 2020 Halifax Regional Police responded to a motor vehicle collision in the 6500 block of Bayers Road in Halifax. The driver of an SUV was changing lanes and​ hit a vehicle that was legally parked. The SUV rolled...

Police ticket man for failing to yield to traffic

**** HRP Media Release Police ticket man for failing to yield to traffic Police have ticketed a man in relation to failing to yield to traffic in Halifax. On October 2, 2020 at 4:45 p.m. Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a pedestrian who had been hit by a vehicle in the 0-100...

Kipawa Crescent – Culvert Replacement / Lucasville Road – Patching Work

**** Halifax Water Release Kipawa Crescent – Culvert Replacement ​ Dexter Construction, on behalf of Halifax Water, will be replacing a culvert near 14 Kipawa Crescent. Work is expected to continue until October 9, weather depending. Hours of work will be Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM with evenings and weekends as required...

Weekly Traffic Advisories (Oct 2)

**** TRANSPORTATION Media Release Weekly Traffic Advisories (Oct 2) Note:  Each week the local listings are expanded and updated.  During the week new and updated tasks are added.  Every week a new post is started with fresh info but previous posts may be still valid. Provincial  / Municipal HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Bedford BypassA repaving and...